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. >> comedian stephen colbert paid tribute to american forces by packing them in his studio and serving them up with a diet of beer, ice cream and hot dogs. guess who he got to help serve up the hot dogs? none other than the vice president himself, joe biden. it was simply for the troops. very cool. >> to say the least. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following today. we'll be right back. going? they'reiscovering the first self-injectable ra medicine you take just once a month. it's simponi™, and taken with methotrexate, it helps relieve the pain, stiffness, and swelling of ra with one dose a month. visit 4simponi.com to see if you qualify for a full year of cost support. simponi™ can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious and sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, cancer in children and adults, heart failure, nerus system disorders, lir or blood problems, and allergic reactions. before starting simponi™, your doctor should test you for tb and assess your risk of infections, including fungal infections and hepatitis b. ask y
. >> comedian stephen colbert paid tribute to american forces by packing them in his studio and serving them up with a diet of beer, ice cream and hot dogs. guess who he got to help serve up the hot dogs? none other than the vice president himself, joe biden. it was simply for the troops. very cool. >> to say the least. >>> coming up next, the stories we'll be following today. we'll be right back. going? they'reiscovering the first self-injectable ra medicine you take just...
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stephen wampler of california, husband and father of two, has cerebral palsy. and on sunday he left his wheelchair to begin the climb of his life. >> steve, how's it going, man? >> long day. seven hours climbing. >> reporter: steve is aiming to become the first person with cerebral palsy to climb the famed el capitan in yosemite national park. he trained for more than a year. each draining pull of that rope bringing him five inches closer to the top. but it is a towering challenge. el capitan is not just one empire state building but two. >> today is brutal. >> reporter: and today, suspended more than 1,000 feet above ground, we called him. hello, steve? hey, it's david muir in new york. how are you? >> good. and you? >> reporter: i guess you're just kind of hanging out. >> if you want to call it that. >> reporter: he's been climbing and sleeping on capitan for three days now. >> another 650 feet. so you're more than halfway there. >> yes. >> reporter: and none of this is surprising the woman who 15 years ago became steve's wife. >> at first i thought i bet he'
stephen wampler of california, husband and father of two, has cerebral palsy. and on sunday he left his wheelchair to begin the climb of his life. >> steve, how's it going, man? >> long day. seven hours climbing. >> reporter: steve is aiming to become the first person with cerebral palsy to climb the famed el capitan in yosemite national park. he trained for more than a year. each draining pull of that rope bringing him five inches closer to the top. but it is a towering...
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stephen snyder clamped dr. mark ma day hasn't done anything other doctors won't do. >>> maryland state police arrested this man after he barricaded himself in his taneytown home last night. investigators say 41-year-old show say acevedo fired shots at police. acevedo surrender had peacefully moments after state police sent an armored car and assault team to house. he's charged with attempted murder and first degree assault. >>> a federal jury convicted elizabeth smart's kidnapper. brian mitchell faces life in prison. smart turned to her mom and they both smiled. her father gave a thumbs up and said it's real. those are the same words he used 7 years ago when his daughter was finally found. >>> take a look at this crash in the east village neighborhood of new york city. this city bus collided with a semi-truck outside of a market. you can see a gray van sand wished between the two stuck right in there it happened after the lunch hour. 6 people injured. no word on what caused that wreck. >>> now the latest on tho
stephen snyder clamped dr. mark ma day hasn't done anything other doctors won't do. >>> maryland state police arrested this man after he barricaded himself in his taneytown home last night. investigators say 41-year-old show say acevedo fired shots at police. acevedo surrender had peacefully moments after state police sent an armored car and assault team to house. he's charged with attempted murder and first degree assault. >>> a federal jury convicted elizabeth smart's...
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. >>> comedy central host stephen colbert heads to capitol hill to testify before a house committee on illegal immigrant farm workers. colbert is considered an expert witness as spending a day on a farm as a picker. >>> and a glitch that kept an earth-bound capsule from docking is being figured out. the capsule will land back on earth tomorrow. >>> coming up later, underwraps. a compelling look at what it means to be muslim in america. >> our correspondent goes undercover to find out firsthand how women of islam are treated in this country. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, we'll be right back. switch to tide free & gentle. no other free detergent is milder on skin. and unlike the leading free detergent, tide free & gentle removes more residue from dirt, food, and stains. so you can be confident about every outfit you put her in, even the ones she chooses. tide free & gentle. style is an option. clean is not. also try new tide free in-wash booster. the more you spend, the bigger the bonus, up to $250 to use on your next purchase. start earning with as
. >>> comedy central host stephen colbert heads to capitol hill to testify before a house committee on illegal immigrant farm workers. colbert is considered an expert witness as spending a day on a farm as a picker. >>> and a glitch that kept an earth-bound capsule from docking is being figured out. the capsule will land back on earth tomorrow. >>> coming up later, underwraps. a compelling look at what it means to be muslim in america. >> our correspondent goes...
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>> stephen strasburg. >> who? >> we wanted to make history and meet stephen strasburg. >> reporter: meet stephen strasburg. a guy who hasn't played a single game in the big leagues but he can fill a stadium throwing warm-up pitches. these kids spent eight hours in the car just to catch a glimpse of him. is it worth it? >> oh, yeah. >> no doubt, huh? >> no doubt. this is awesome. >> reporter: strasburg's been called the greatest pitching prospect of all time. his autograph fetches nearly 200 bucks on ebay. his one of a kind rookie baseball card just sold for more than $16,000. you can get a babe ruth card for less. we went to see him play for the minor league syracuse chiefs. one last time to see him before he hits the big leagues. syracuse, new york, has had a professional baseball team since the mid-1800s and once hosted a minor leaguer named babe ruth. but strasburg's games have attracted the largest recorded crowds ever for professional baseball in this city. it's all about his fastball. the speed clock repeate
>> stephen strasburg. >> who? >> we wanted to make history and meet stephen strasburg. >> reporter: meet stephen strasburg. a guy who hasn't played a single game in the big leagues but he can fill a stadium throwing warm-up pitches. these kids spent eight hours in the car just to catch a glimpse of him. is it worth it? >> oh, yeah. >> no doubt, huh? >> no doubt. this is awesome. >> reporter: strasburg's been called the greatest pitching prospect...
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>> jon stewart and stephen colbert rally their fans in washington this week en. we all the highlights. it's monday, november 1st. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> quite a showing in a big political week. >> twice as many as glenn beck. something like 200,000 people were there. >> i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> investigators are trying to figure out if more bombs are lurking off the foiled got plot. >> they say the bomb plot was narrowly averted. for part of the trip, those explosives were reportedly on jets. here's brian ross. >> reporter: senior american officials say they believe u.p.s. and fedex cargo planes were the real targets of the plot. >> at this point i think we'd agree with the british, it looks as though they were designed to be detonated in flight. >> reporter: at first, u.s. authorities thought the targets were two synagogues in chicago. but it turns out the shipments, the printer bombs, packed with clothing and books were sent to addresses that were eight years out of date. a detailed analysis of the printer show a clever b
>> jon stewart and stephen colbert rally their fans in washington this week en. we all the highlights. it's monday, november 1st. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> quite a showing in a big political week. >> twice as many as glenn beck. something like 200,000 people were there. >> i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> investigators are trying to figure out if more bombs are lurking off the foiled got plot. >> they...
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jon stewart and stephen colbert have teamed up to hold the rally to restore sanity and/or fear just steps from the capitol. they're being tight-lipped about who will appear on stage with them. >>> now to a potential bombshell in the gulf oil spill investigation. halliburton is now acknowledging that it skipped doing a critical test on the final formulation of cement used to seal the oil well. the admission came in response to findings by the presidential oil spill commission. the faulty cement has been identified as one of the key causes of that april disaster. >>> an arkansas school board member has agreed to resign after suggesting on facebook that gay teens should commit suicide. prosecutors have been demanding clint mccance step down ever since the controversial comments were first made. it all began when supporters were asked to wear purple for solidarity for gay and lesbian teens who killed themself. he said the only way i'm wearing it for them is if they all commit suicide. >>> the lockdown at a&m is over. and it's back to business as usual this morning after reports that a suspect
jon stewart and stephen colbert have teamed up to hold the rally to restore sanity and/or fear just steps from the capitol. they're being tight-lipped about who will appear on stage with them. >>> now to a potential bombshell in the gulf oil spill investigation. halliburton is now acknowledging that it skipped doing a critical test on the final formulation of cement used to seal the oil well. the admission came in response to findings by the presidential oil spill commission. the...
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and jon stewart's conservative foe, stephen colbert will hold the keep fear alive rally, on the same day next month. >>> now, we know the truth about what actor joaquin phoenix has been up to. you may remember phoenix's very bizarre appearance on dave letterman's show last year. >> he carried on that persona in the documentary, "i'm still here." well, now, the movie's director, casey affleck, says his film is completely fake. and that joaquin has just been playing a role, while telling everyone he was giving up acting in order to pursue a rap career. >> i saw that movie. i'm not surprised. >> casey said, it's the performance of his career. >> we'll see where his career goes for now. >>> up next, the stories we'll be following today, including a milestone for england's future king. milestone for england's future king. we'll be right back. estive syst. think i'l pass. no, no, no! trust me. it is beyond tasty. mmm! wow! i can't believe it, i loe it! mmm, this is really good! new best tasting activia ever! ♪ activia / now you can join the fight against breast cancer every time you enjo
and jon stewart's conservative foe, stephen colbert will hold the keep fear alive rally, on the same day next month. >>> now, we know the truth about what actor joaquin phoenix has been up to. you may remember phoenix's very bizarre appearance on dave letterman's show last year. >> he carried on that persona in the documentary, "i'm still here." well, now, the movie's director, casey affleck, says his film is completely fake. and that joaquin has just been playing a...
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tonight, andrew garcia and katie stephens were sent back to from where they came. last night, randy jackson described andrew's performance as not good karaoke, which i have to say, i find that allowing. they keep telling the contestants they sounded like karaoke. i've got news for you -- that's what the show is, karaoke. you go on stage, sing someone else's song and sit down while someone does the same thing. that's karaoke. it's in the bible, it's right there. what do they want them to do? flaw place [ applause ] and i'm going to say, there is another strange thing happening on "american idol," and that strange thing is ryan seacrest. >> yo, yo, welcome back to "american idol." what's up? what's up? what's up what? you can text the vote to 5707. what's up, everybody? casey, thank you, brother. baby, what you want me to do? >> jimmy: women, that's -- strange. somebody's been watching too much "fresh prince of bel air." this is what happens when you spend four hours a day in a tanning booth. it is. last season's runner up, adam lambert was the mentor for this week,
tonight, andrew garcia and katie stephens were sent back to from where they came. last night, randy jackson described andrew's performance as not good karaoke, which i have to say, i find that allowing. they keep telling the contestants they sounded like karaoke. i've got news for you -- that's what the show is, karaoke. you go on stage, sing someone else's song and sit down while someone does the same thing. that's karaoke. it's in the bible, it's right there. what do they want them to do?...
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the major laying debut of one stephen strasburg. looked great early on. striking out lastings milledge. breaking ball to delwyn young. ronny cedeno. four ks in the first two innings. very strong. strikeout number five. jeff karstens number six. ronny cedeno in the sixth. that's strikeout number seven. karstens, number eight. top of the sixth, andrew mccutcheon, victimized. neil walker, 105-mile-per-hour fastball. next ball, 11 ks through six. garrity jones, breaking ball. delwyn young, fall tip strikeout. strasburg was dominating. 14 strikeouts. gets a shaving cream pie for good reason, as the nationals win it, 5-2. >>> that does it for your sports update. back to you in new york. >>> you can't live at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. there's a resident there. but if you want to live in a place with presidential history, you can for about 1,900 bucks a month. this is an apartment in new york city that president obama used to call home. >> tight quarters. his junior year in columbia university. it was back in 1981. the agent showing the apartment said the quote f
the major laying debut of one stephen strasburg. looked great early on. striking out lastings milledge. breaking ball to delwyn young. ronny cedeno. four ks in the first two innings. very strong. strikeout number five. jeff karstens number six. ronny cedeno in the sixth. that's strikeout number seven. karstens, number eight. top of the sixth, andrew mccutcheon, victimized. neil walker, 105-mile-per-hour fastball. next ball, 11 ks through six. garrity jones, breaking ball. delwyn young, fall tip...
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stephen hawking is saying that perhaps that does exist. so we'll delve into that. >> set that one up for you, didn't i. thank you for not going there. >> good morning, i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> the head of the nation's most powerful bank is facing tough questions from lawmakers today on capitol hill. >> using goldman sachs' own e-mail senators are expected to grill the bank's ceo over billions in profits from the housing melt-down. a new abc news poll finds most americans, 65%, say they favor much stricter regulation of the financial industry. david muir has more on the goldman hearing. >> reporter: the opening salvo from goldman sachs on the eve of what's expected to be a grilling of ceo lloyd blankfein. we learned the ceo will thank taxpayers for the bank bailout, noting goldman has paid it all back with interest. blankfein will talk about the day the s.e.c. charged his bank with duping investors, selling toxic mortgages purposely bundled to fail, saying it was one of the worst days of my professional life. while blankf
stephen hawking is saying that perhaps that does exist. so we'll delve into that. >> set that one up for you, didn't i. thank you for not going there. >> good morning, i'm jeremy hubbard. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> the head of the nation's most powerful bank is facing tough questions from lawmakers today on capitol hill. >> using goldman sachs' own e-mail senators are expected to grill the bank's ceo over billions in profits from the housing melt-down. a new abc...
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. >>> stephen hawking is one of the greatest minds of our generation even though his body started to give out on him years ago. >> recently he was honored at the world science festival where diane sawyer caught up with him. they talked about his life and even his heavenly beliefs. >> reporter: 68-year-old stephen hawking, physicist, father, philosopher. body so disabled by als, he has the control of only one muscle -- in his right cheek. which twitches to become his voice. each twitch moves a cursor to a letter or number or pre-existing word. because he can only type one to two words a minute we told him what we wanted to ask beforehand. his words are then read by computerized voice. he was 21 years old, a university student, when suddenly he started falling for no apparent reason. with the diagnosis als, lou gehrig's disease, he said he felt he faced an execution. but then, racing against the clock, he turned to his work. he married twice, had three children, and outlived the prognosis by 43 years. treating every single day as a chance to ask a new question. >> if the universe gave
. >>> stephen hawking is one of the greatest minds of our generation even though his body started to give out on him years ago. >> recently he was honored at the world science festival where diane sawyer caught up with him. they talked about his life and even his heavenly beliefs. >> reporter: 68-year-old stephen hawking, physicist, father, philosopher. body so disabled by als, he has the control of only one muscle -- in his right cheek. which twitches to become his voice....
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>>> what an abc news correspondent got for visiting "the stephen colbert show." >>> i'm jealous. you know, because all these abc correspondents get to do all this cool stuff like go on these cool shows and here we are in the middle of the night. on this cool show. >> i should say to promote you this weekend you're going to be the news reader on "gma." that's a cool show. >> you're right. jake tapper was on "the colbert report." so he went on there, basically talking about this thing, you may have heard it in the last week, they're going to start fact-checking the guests on "this week." basically if it comes out of their mouth they're going to use this website, politifact.com, to make sure it's true. colbert asked him about that. >> why do you think like dick cheney or axelrod does all of your shows? like you and the meet the gregory and face the schieffer. why do you think he does all of them? >> they go into it to share their ideas and their thoughts on the important issues of the day. >> to drive home their ideas through repetition. the more something is repeated -- if you repe
>>> what an abc news correspondent got for visiting "the stephen colbert show." >>> i'm jealous. you know, because all these abc correspondents get to do all this cool stuff like go on these cool shows and here we are in the middle of the night. on this cool show. >> i should say to promote you this weekend you're going to be the news reader on "gma." that's a cool show. >> you're right. jake tapper was on "the colbert report." so he...
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o'reilly will appear on stewart's show next week, and today on capitol hill stewart's coho cohort, stephen colbert, will report on immigration reform. co colbert will be on "good morning america" talking to george stephanopoulos. >>> the tea party movement has become such a political power these days the fight for control in congress in the upcoming midterm elections could rest in the tea party's hands. >> where did this grassroots movement come from, and how did they become so popular, seemingly so fast? >> reporter: this is a tea party -- >> how would you like your tea? >> reporter: this is a tea party. and this is a tea party. so how did we get from this, to this, to this? it starts here. boston, massachusetts. 1773. colonists decide the british have more than bad feet, also bad taxes. destruction of a good drink leads to creation of a revolution. fast forward 236 years. economy in the toilet. housing in the gutter. national mood in the sewer. welcome to your new job, mr. president. >> so help me god. >> reporter: government enacts big stimulus, big auto bailout, big housing relief. it
o'reilly will appear on stewart's show next week, and today on capitol hill stewart's coho cohort, stephen colbert, will report on immigration reform. co colbert will be on "good morning america" talking to george stephanopoulos. >>> the tea party movement has become such a political power these days the fight for control in congress in the upcoming midterm elections could rest in the tea party's hands. >> where did this grassroots movement come from, and how did they...
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this is based on stephen king's book "carrie." i don't know if you've ever seen it. my parents rented if when i was little, they said don't wash watch it. i snuck in and watched it and it still freaks me out to this day. carrie is a tortured high school misfit, she has no confidence, no friends, and she has no idea she has this secret power of telekin yeesis. she's asked to the prom, and as you can see in this scene she thinks it's going this magical night where she's out with the hottest guy in the school and the kids prank her. they dump a bucket of blood on her head. and then what happens is the movie becomes so unbelievably scary you almost wet your pants. she proceeds to slaughter everyone inside the prom. she locks the door. there's such a classic iconic scene of sissy spacek drenched all in that blood. if you haven't seen it halloween is the perfect time to check it out. four kernels. it will scare you senseless. >> it was such a good scene. one movie that freaked me out too as a little boy, "the exorcist." but that's not the one i picked. this one was rough t
this is based on stephen king's book "carrie." i don't know if you've ever seen it. my parents rented if when i was little, they said don't wash watch it. i snuck in and watched it and it still freaks me out to this day. carrie is a tortured high school misfit, she has no confidence, no friends, and she has no idea she has this secret power of telekin yeesis. she's asked to the prom, and as you can see in this scene she thinks it's going this magical night where she's out with the...
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[audio not understandable] >> they say stephen focht watts shot by 51-year-old gregory mart hoin was a former neighbor. martin shot him several times and killed himself a couple blocks away. >>> maryland reported the first flu case of the season involving an adult hospitalized but is recovering nicely. first case has been determined to be the swine flu strain involved in last year's pandemic. they say this year's vaccine protects against that strain as well as two others are expected to be the most prevalent flu this season. health officials urges everyone to try to get vaccinated. we will have more news and weather in about 30 minutes. see you. bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts thawill lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... w
[audio not understandable] >> they say stephen focht watts shot by 51-year-old gregory mart hoin was a former neighbor. martin shot him several times and killed himself a couple blocks away. >>> maryland reported the first flu case of the season involving an adult hospitalized but is recovering nicely. first case has been determined to be the swine flu strain involved in last year's pandemic. they say this year's vaccine protects against that strain as well as two others are...
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. >>> jon stewart is heading to washington with stephen colbert for tomorrow's rally to restore sanity and fear. 200,000 people say they will come but stewart and colbert put a tight lid on what fans can expect to see until now. claire shipman is kron the case starting to crack that open. >> reporter: they've been secretive but leaking out sheryl crow, sam waterston. but is this a political rally or big piece of performance art? unclear. >> we are going to do this. the forms have been filled out. the checks have been written. >> people, people can definitely book their hotel rooms now. >> reporter: whatever it is it's clearly going to be big. >> for tonight i announce the rally to restore sanity. [ cheers and applause ] it is happening, people. >> reporter: but what are we to make of a couple of comedians who say they have no political agenda drawing huge crowds to washington a few days before elections? one of them able to snag a coveted pre-election interview with the president. >> jon, i love your show, but -- >> but. >> i think jon stewart is about as good an interviewer as there i
. >>> jon stewart is heading to washington with stephen colbert for tomorrow's rally to restore sanity and fear. 200,000 people say they will come but stewart and colbert put a tight lid on what fans can expect to see until now. claire shipman is kron the case starting to crack that open. >> reporter: they've been secretive but leaking out sheryl crow, sam waterston. but is this a political rally or big piece of performance art? unclear. >> we are going to do this. the...
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jon stewart, stephen colbert doing this march this weekend. there's been some suggestion that this might be crossing a line for them. it might be going too far and actually hurt their brand as comedians. >> i think it's very tongue and cheek. i don't think it's the glenn beck kind of march. i think they are doing what they've always done, do, which is very tongue and cheek. i think ultimately, they push the envelope comedically. and it will be interesting to see what happens. i don't think that -- >> will they play it for laughs? >> i think we won't know. and i think that's the point. the point is to do something and people -- colbert, you never really know what he's doing. and i think this march is an extension of that. >> jon stewart, at this point, is the only trusted branch of government. in tend, stewart and colbert, are like the hundley and brimley today. >> they're able to pull it off, when they stay in character. when he can use the fact he's a comedian as a shield. when it feels more like political activism, he's in danger. >> he got
jon stewart, stephen colbert doing this march this weekend. there's been some suggestion that this might be crossing a line for them. it might be going too far and actually hurt their brand as comedians. >> i think it's very tongue and cheek. i don't think it's the glenn beck kind of march. i think they are doing what they've always done, do, which is very tongue and cheek. i think ultimately, they push the envelope comedically. and it will be interesting to see what happens. i don't...